Do smaller fingers give women a better sense of touch?

A new study shows people with smaller fingers tend to have a better sense of touch.

Reporting in the Journal of Neuroscience, experts say the finding explains why women tend to have better "tactile acuity" than men, because women on average have smaller fingers.

"Neuroscientists have long known that some people have a better sense of touch than others, but the reasons for this difference have been mysterious," said Daniel Goldreich of McMaster University in Ontario, …